Dry storage battery



?attened .linne 3, 1924.

XHILLIAM VV. MOORE. OF SAN .ANTONIO, TEXAS.

ne sensas e BATTERY.

Application filed January 19, 1923. Serlal Noi 613,726.

To all whom zmag concern le it known that l. Wilmari VV. Mooier), a citizen ol' the United States, residing at. nn Antonio, in the county of Bexnr and State of Texas, have ini'ented new and usel'nl lniprovements in Dry Storage Batteries, of which the Following is a speeilicati'on.

This invention relates to secondary or socailed storage batteries 'and has for its object the provision of a battery reehargeuble in the usual ineanner hut provided ith an electrolyte Which is a solid mass and which operates to hold the plates against huckling or Warping in the event of short circuiting` and which has the additional advantages of entirely enclosing or covering the active' por-ions of the plates so that sulphating ill he prevent d, the composition of the electrolyte being such that it retains its moistnre so se that the addition of a spoon full nr so of water every months Will be suliicient to keep 'the bariery in proper condition ire steed of being necessary to replenish the water supply every ten days or two Weeks as is necessary in the ordinary liquid elec- 'colye store e battery.

.Another eoiect is the provision of a hab erg' of his character in Which the formax of the eleetrolyie as a solid mass has the .er advantage of eliiuiatin the use of v separators used ordinarily hetween the of storage hatteries, my hattery sruc eing such that merely enporary or seara'ors in the nature of strips i l er holding the plaes in proper spaced relation prior to 'the pouring in of 'tin electrolyte mass, this feature not; weiding the expense of he separator hu also having the result of increasas capacity of the hettery owing to the :i the electrolvte 'n mere intimate with 'the plates and is of increased l mne. Another object 'is the provision of a hat- 'aery of this character in Which the Output: as well as life is incmsed for the reason 'hat the solid mass of eleetrolyte prevents escape of the gas bubbles Which form durthe first and :ill subsequent Charging of In toe battery, md also prevenls the detachment; of the huhhles Which adhere to the pla-ses at ali times that the battery is charged.

A ,niere Specific object, is the provision of :i en elech'olyte ot 'ertain ingredients mixed S' co nounded in certain proportions.

l'Vih the above and other objects and adrantages lll View the invention consists in the construction and arra' einent of arts and the detailed composition to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a cross sectional View through a battery constructed in accordance With my invention,

Figure 2 is an elevat'ion of one group of plates, and

Figure I is a horizontal section or plan View showing the :u'rangement or plates and separators.

in constrncling :l battery in accordance With ny invention, use is made ot' the usual containing box lt) Within Which are placed as many groups as desired of positive and negative plates 'il Which are ol" ordinary construction WlllCll are here shown as having their edges provided with notches 12 'f r engagement therein of spaeing strips 13 Which are here illustrated as' extending transrersely of the plates and laced through slots i l therein 'for the purpose of holding' the, plates in the proper spaced relation prior to the, filling in With the electrolyte.

The material from Which the separators are nade is a minor detail as rubber, Woodor other suitable material 'may be employed to equal advantage. i

The essential feature consists in the provision of a solid mass of electrolyte indicated 21h15 Which fills thespaces between the edges of the plates and the hox and Which also fills the spaces between all of the plates. In making this electroiyte, ii make up two solutions, the first of Which consists of powdered or ground limestone say 18 ounces by Weight, ground silica, 80 to 100 InOSl, 8 ounces by Weight, mixed With sufi cient sulphuric acid solution of 1400 specific gravity to :make up to 2 standard gallons, the. ingredients being stirred Well 'While mining. I 'chen add to this solution 9 ounces of 1840 specific gravity sulphuric acid. The other solution consists of, say, 44 ounces of 40 to 41% Sodium silicate, 18 ounces of glycerine and sufiicient distilled Water to make one standard gallon.

After the above two described solutions have been made, I take wo parts of the first. solution vardadd therto one part of the second'solution stirring Well while mixing This Will produce the electrolyte in the proper consistency for use in my batalery the sdverse conditions such es in the event of e short circuit from any cause.

ln actual *practice l have iscovered that a battery constructed. in this manner has a ter greater Output capscity then the ordimary battery employing liquid eloctrolyte and it nrthermore has the advantage of remaining moist, owing partly to the provision of the glycerine and also to the sesling properties of the silicote ot seile Which pre- Vents the escape of the contsine inoisture, so that it is unnecessaty to add. Water ezo cept at intervals of several months, and then only e small qusntity. The l attery When exhausted is recharged in the same manner as any other storage battery and has another advantage and that is that the spongy lead peroxie is held in position by the solid electrolyte so thst none of it is lost When reconverterl into the red lead oxie hy the recharging action. Also small perticles of discomposecl lead cannot collect and cause short circuiting as they are held against dropping by the solid electrolyte mass.

ile have shown anni descrihecl the preferred embodiment of the invention it is of course to be understood thst l reserve the right to mak such changes the errngement of parts and proportions of the ingredients as will :not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus' described my invention l claim:

l. A dry storage battery electrolyte consisting of a mixture of two solutions, one

consisting: of powderecl lms stone, grounl silics and sulphuric acid solution, enei the other consisting of Sodium silicstec, glycerine and clistilled water.

2. A dry storage battery electrolyte soo sisting of a. mxture of two solution o e consisting of powclered lime stone ounces, ground silica eight ouncesx, sn cient si'lphnric acid solution to EL. gallons, together Wit a further sodmon of nine ounces sulphuric acitl sohtion higher specific gravity and. the 0th solution consisting: of socliuin silicte 'forty-fo ounces, glycerine eighteen ounces anil cient (listilled Water to make one gsllon.

3. A clry storage battery electrolyte consisting` of inixtnre of solutions ons consisting; of eighteen ounces of powerecl limestone, eight ounces of groi' 'd silics wi h sullicient sulphuric social solution o'i'ltl* G. to make two gallons, With a further tion of nine ounces of 18 S. J., sulphu* acid, an the Ot' solution consisti r ffllt-f0111` ounces of sotli'om silicste, e een enne-es of glycerine sufiieient (l; tillecl Water to make ons t. A dry battery elsctrolyte eon sisting of s inixture ot two solutions ons consisting" of eighteen onnoes of powiere. limestone, eight ounces of "onn silie. sufficient sulphuic acid so ation of G. to make two gallons, a. further stltli tion of nine ounces of 1840 sulohurio 75.; acid, anti the other solution consistii 4' forty-four onnces of socliim sil een ounces of glyeerine snel tilled Water to merke one lyte consisting of two parts of the named solution and, one the secon namecl solution.

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